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Deacon A.B., 1934. Malekula: A Vanishing People in the New Hebrides / Diagrammatic sketch of the Amel Nitemes / Bernard A. Deacon / Vanuatu, Nouvelles-Hébrides, Malekula, South-West Bay
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P. is appoiNted wheN they are to be erected aNd the amzl Nitemes
4 built. That time haviNg come, the images are carried out of
, the club-house iNto the daNciNg grouNd aNd set up side by side
a little distaNce iN froNt of the NoNggob aNd apart from each
' other. A horizoNtal pole (Naai tewhmg) is ï¬Åxed iNto positioN
l so that its eNds rest upoN the tops of the temes, aNd two shorter
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,.‘.;.-.3 i. Diagrammatic sketch of the Am: Nitemes set up at eNtraNce to the
Nimavgki grade Navalvel.
‘ = the tsmcsu .
= mm iawlaNg.
= the 51JOfl:, black posts.
= the thatched moi’.
= the NNwm mbatia. ‘
Z a malaNdr bush.
= the stoNes formiNg the NaNggab.
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vertical poles are plaNted behiNd the Nomggob, each oNe
immediately behiNd oNe of the flames. A roof of thatchiNg palm
(Nouriet) is Now made aNd placed iN such a way that it rests
upoN the mmi tewlaNg iN froNt aNd upoN the two short posts at
. the back. The resultaNt effect is as of a rude shelter coveriNg
the malaNdr aNd its eNcircliNg -mmggab. This is the “ house
' of the iemesâ€ù. (v. Fig. r6.)1
I Layard states that at eNtraNce to this grade “aN image made oi mbmp
wood, carved to represeNt a humaN ï¬Ågure, paiNted red, white, aNd black, is
erected iN aNother village. A peNt roof is erected over it as also over the stoNe
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Books and Archives on Malekula / Malicolo, Vanuatu [Collection(s) 38]
Deacon A.B., 1934. Malekula: A Vanishing People in the New Hebrides [Set(s) 833]
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Deacon 1934 - Cayrol v.1 1992 [Set(s) 1662]
Deacon 1934 - Cayrol v.2 1992 [Set(s) 1663]
Deacon 1934 - Cayrol v.3 1992 [Set(s) 1664]
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Object(s) ID 86377
Permanent URI https://www.odsas.net/object/86377
Title/DescriptionDiagrammatic sketch of the Amel Nitemes
Author(s)Bernard A. Deacon
Year/Period1934
LocationVanuatu, Nouvelles-Hébrides, Malekula, South-West Bay
Coordinateslat -17.72 / long 168.36
Language(s)English
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Quote this document Deacon, Arthur Bernard 1934 [accessed: 2025/12/17]. "Diagrammatic sketch of the Amel Nitemes" (Object Id: 86377). In Deacon A.B., 1934. Malekula: A Vanishing People in the New Hebrides. Figure: 16. ODSAS: https://www.odsas.net/object/86377.
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